Mason Cooley
Mason Cooley
Mason Cooleywas an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of these such aphorisms Cooley developed was "The time I kill is killing me."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
strong character people
Holding unconventional opinions makes people feel they have strong characters.
character crisis
A crisis unmasks everyone.
character emergencies faults
Small faults and virtues are for daily life. The big ones are for emergencies.
character describing my-own
In describing someone's character, I reveal my own.
book character literature
Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.
strength character strength-of-character
Eccentricity: strength of character doubling back on itself.
character authority position
Authority is conferred by position, not character.
children teaching character
Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully
I see what you mean, but I do not think what you think.
nice literature hobbies
Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.
im-sorry sorry mistrust
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
art avant-garde care
Avant-garde art jousts with propriety, but takes care never to unseat it.
stories literature insult
Modern literature seduces with insults, riddles, and inside stories.
beginning-middle-and-end abandoned ends
The beginning, middle, and end are parodied, reversed, and hidden by modernism, but not abandoned.